performed by today's professionals would fall under the soft washing umbrella . The reason that the term pressure washing is still so widely used has more to do with its industry term recognition than anything. My definition of soft washing is to clean an exterior using 400 psi or less.

Different surfaces require different levels of “soft washing”. For instance, the proper way the clean a roof is to use low, or what many refer to as “non pressure roof cleaning”. Well, if water is coming out of the hose, or wand, there is some pressure, but the non pressure term is more to stress the point that the surface is receiving almost no agitation what so ever during the cleaning process. So technically this would still classify as soft washing.

Soft washing is possible via the extraordinary power of chemistry. Today there are many high quality cleaning compounds that are available to aid in cleaning just about any surface. A quality professional in the pressure washing or roof cleaning trade will have a good working knowledge of many different kinds of cleaning solutions and how to safely and effectively use them in the soft washing process.

Warning: If you hire someone to clean an exterior surface around your house or business and they do not plan to use any cleaning solution to aid in the cleaning process, this a sure sign of someone that is either very inexperienced and hasn't learned how to clean things correctly, or someone that simply doesn't care to clean things correctly. We are always willing to recommend another qualified pressure washing, non pressure roof cleaning, or soft washing contractor for customers that are out of our service area

Soft washing is the safest method to use when cleaning painted surfaces, vinyl, stucco and drivit. Pressure washing can and usually will cause irreversible damage. Its too late when the untrained contractor says "OOPS"?

We use a chemical blend based on the recommendations of the ARMA (Asphalt Roofing Manufactures Association), as well as other major shingle manufactures cleaning. Since every roof is different, all with varying amounts of algae, mold, lichen, etc, we are able to tailor our blend to meet the specific cleaning needs ofWhy Roof Cleaning Solution Containing Sodium Hydroxide should be Avoided

Many roof cleaning chemicals on the market today are sodium Hydroxide based. These products are popular because they are a bit more idiot proof for inexperienced contractors or homeowners to use, but there are many negatives to using these kinds of chemicals to clean roofs. These reason include:Sodium Hydroxide is a degreaser and when you use it to clean an asphalt roof, it does not kill the algae, instead, it simply helps loosen the top layer of algae leaving behind much of the algae spores in the shingle, which will quickly grow back and repopulate your roof with new algae within as little as a few months.Asphalt shingle roofs are essentially a petroleum based product, and it stands to reason that using a degreaser to clean a roof held together with a grease-like product doesn't make much since.

Also, Sodium hydroxide based roof cleaning chemicals require the use of pressure to achieve enough agitation to remove the algae, and using pressure to clean a roof is never recommended, as it can damage shingles by removing the granules, lifting and breaking the shingles off, and it can even force water under the shingles, potentially causing leaks and water damage inside your home.